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Time May Be an Illusion

Time May Be an Illusion

Julie Day, Staff Writer May 7, 2015

There is a beginning and an end to everything; the creation and the destruction. This principle applies to everything: except time. Anyone can form an idea, and that is how time began. Someone thought...

Three competitors from North pose with their robots.  Students in the Robotics program spent many hours working on their robots.  “We have to make sure everything on the robot is working and working at its maximum potential,” Noah Thomas said.

NFHS Robotics Team Competes in Championship

Matthew McFadden, Staff Writer May 4, 2015

While many students spent Spring Break vacationing or sleeping, the NFHS Robotics Team traveled to Iowa to compete in the US Open Robotics Championship. They were invited, along with about 200 other teams,...

 A snapshot from my personal journal where I first drafted “Pressed.”

“Pressed” at Heartslam 2015

Hannah Manikowski, Editorials Editor April 30, 2015

Simple Charity’s second Heartslam – a night of poetry, vulnerability, and laughs – was held this past Tuesday, April 14 in the NFHS Performing Arts Center. So, I grabbed some friends, grabbed my...

10 Emergencies We Are Not Prepared For

10 Emergencies We Are Not Prepared For

Daniel Snodgrass, Staff Writer April 14, 2015

Fires, Tornados, Gunmen—the school system has trained us all how to respond to emergency situations such as these, but what if there is an earthquake? What if the roof caves in? What if the school floods?...

For some students, the inconvenience has already started. The school has had to put temporary classrooms in the “A” lot, displacing the students who normally park there, this is just a necessary evil of the building process.

Construction Q&A

Ethan Simmons, Staff Writer March 31, 2015

North Forsyth was founded in 1994, and since then has seen thousands of students walk its halls. Now, more than 20 years later, it is severely overcrowded and a tad outdated. In wake of this, a plan for...

Pictured above is NFHS sophomore Savannah Keith, who has recently won two awards for her poetry at both a regional and national level. Savannah plans on “becoming an author in the future and making my voice heard.”

NFHS Sophomore Savannah Keith Wins National Award

JoAnn Ahn, Staff Writer March 27, 2015

Sophomore Savannah Keith has been recognized for a regional and national award for Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards program began in 1923 and recognizes the...

Rosie Sinclair is determined to expose the secret Forge is trying desperately to keep. Perhaps she will over expose herself and become trapped inside the farce that is Forge. Will she believe what she is told, or believe what she sees?

Exploring Other’s Dreams Can Be a Nightmare

Julie Day, Staff Writer March 24, 2015

Caragh O’Brien illustrates a dystopian society in The Vault of Dreamers in a manner similar to Scott Westerfield’s series, Uglies, and Veronica Roth’s series, Divergent. The Vault of Dreamers...

Th Smash Bros. game was played using Super Smash Bros. Melee on the Gamecube. Friendly (and some not-so-friendly) interactions were involved in this epic tournament.

The Monster Smash

Brandon Moss, Web Editor March 23, 2015

March 17th was an important date for those who enjoy fun and games, as the Latin Club is hosted its first Super Smash Bros. video game tournament. For those who haven’t heard of Smash Bros., there have...

Georgia State School Superintendent Richard Woods recently named Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools. The GADOE named the 2015 AP Honor Schools based on the results of 2014 AP courses and exams. NFHS has been recognized in four categories: AP Merit, AP STEM, AP STEM Achievement, and AP Humanities Honor.

NFHS Named AP Honor School

Matthew McFadden, Staff Writer March 20, 2015

On February 18, the State School Superintendent, Richard Woods, named North Forsyth High School one of 609 Advanced Placement Honor Schools.  The Georgia Department of Education presented the award in...

HOSA members competed in more than thirty events against students from all over the state. Junior Sarah Horne won out against more than 40 other students in her event.

HOSA Competitor Makes National

Ethan Simmons, Staff Writer March 20, 2015

Last weekend the Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) club was well represented by junior Sarah Horne at a state wide competition. HOSA is a competition based club with more than 30 events ranging...

“I joined DECA because all my friends had, but it has become a huge part of my life. I can’t imagine School without it. ” said Nicole Sullivan

DECA goes international

Ethan Simmons, Staff Writer March 17, 2015

Recently DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America), a marketing and business club at North Forsyth, competed at the Georgia State Wide Competition. The club had several students qualify for an International...

The wind howls, and the sun peers through the clouds. Haylie Shea Hatch studies the world around her because she knows some will never gaze upon the colors that the sun paints into the sky. Hatch breathes in the world, so she can show others how to breathe it out.

From Behind the Glass

Julie Day, Staff Writer March 9, 2015

The smell of fresh bread wafts down the suburban boulevard while the limitless atmosphere hoists cotton-like clouds in place overhead. Perhaps there are fluorescent street lights and late city nights....

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